Mr Hessel is definitely an "old gentleman" the true type of the ambassador as we imagine: the 2011 Book Fair was the basis for labor ladies! His militant idealism (not so "left" ...) rather naive, served him and used him to survive the terrible ordeal of the extermination camp. As Jorge Seprun: Write to survive, or as Primo Levi: Writing to survive too, but in the end he failed he committed suicide. Stéphane Hessel read on "Dancing with the century" his autobiography, much more interesting ... at least course you're not a member of the mass of "green bobo" who only read little and fast because too busy planning your Seychelles holiday ...